- Date
- July 1, 1982, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ladysmith, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40037Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820701025789A
- Case key
- 71303
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Analysis
The student pilot collided with a fence and rough terrain during a forced landing on a cross-country flight. The student heard a loud knocking from the engine after about 35 minutes of flight. He reduced power which helped but the engine was still noisy. The student selected a mowed field for landing. During the landing roll the aircraft went through a fence into rocky terrain. One push rod in the engine was found bowed about 2 inches and there was signs of oil spillage. No other malfunctions noted. Six quarts of oil remained in the sump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40037
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287816003
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dave A. Johnson
- Registered owner
- Alcurt, Inc. And Curtis R. Fis
- Departed
- D25 · Manitowish Wate, WI
- Destination
- Mankato, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 55 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAU, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.